As you know, using the SharePoint 2010 server object model, you can install your own custom record declaration handlers. Didn’t know that? Oh? You mean you haven’t already setup your site to keep track of every time a record is …
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Streamline Your SharePoint Code Using Extension Methods
The SharePoint API can be vexing for developers who are not used to the little 'gotchas' that pop up here and there. This can lead to lots of wasted time when all you want to do is determine if a …
Continue readingSharePoint Reflection – Working with Content Types
For the past several months, I’ve been experimenting with ways to use .NET reflection with the SharePoint API. As I’ve mentioned before, I believe that .NET attributes can not only make it easier to build great SharePoint applications, but can …
Continue readingWorking with CAML.Net – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the CAML.NET Framework, which provides a way for C# developers (and eventually VB developers) to construct CAML queries and other data structures using a strongly-typed .NET language instead of XML. This …
Continue readingWorking with CAML.Net – Part 1
Well, there’s a bit of a buzz growing around this CAML.Net idea, so I thought it might help to dive a little deeper into the technique to show what can be done. It’s really kind of interesting what happens when …
Continue readingWrite Your CAML Queries in C# using CAML.NET
I’m always on the lookout for ways to work smarter, not harder. When developing SharePoint solutions, that means finding ways to reduce the overall “surface area” of the platform so I don’t have to spend so much time on the …
Continue readingSharePoint Designer To The Rescue
So I needed to setup a quick demo of the new SharePoint 2007, InfoPath 2007 and workflow. The task was simple – create an InfoPath form with a few fields, save the form to a SharePoint form library with certain …
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